The fourth list.

TOP TEN
REASONS WHY
THE HORRORS OF ECE 340
WILL NEVER BE EXPOSED
IN A HARD-HITTING
INVESTIGATION

10. DR. THARP JUST DOESN’T LOOK LIKE A SCUM-SUCKING MINION OF EVIL.

9. NOBODY WOULD BUY THE MOVIE RIGHTS ANYWAY.

8. THE OFFICIAL STORY IS THAT WE’RE ALL HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE.

7. THERE’S NOTHING ILLEGAL ABOUT CONVOLUTIONS. (LITIGATION IS PENDING, HOWEVER.)

6. THERE ARE BIGGER EVILS TO INVESTIGATE—LIKE ANY ONE OF DR. FAHEY’S CLASSES.

5. HOW HORRIBLE CAN A CLASS BE THAT HAS TOP TEN LISTS EVERY FRIDAY?

4. NOBODY FEELS SORRY FOR MASOCHISTS.

3. WE’RE ALL TOO BUSY DOING HOMEWORK TO CARRY WORD OF OUR OPPRESSION TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

2. IT WILL BE EXPOSED…AFTER OUR FINAL GRADES ARE ALREADY IN.

1. ECE 340 IS SUPPOSED TO BE EVIL, SILLY.

Postscript
I ended up pulling my punches on item 10. I thought it was funny when I wrote it, but Dr. Tharp was a gentle soul, if not an inspiring teacher, and when I watched him look over the list that Friday morning I regretted it. So I wrote up another list with a different item 10, less funny, and posted that the next time. Then later I regretted that.